Pill Bug Activity

Students investigated Pill & Sow bugs today in class.  Now that they are a bit more familiar with them, they have each designed an experiment to test on the Pill & Sow bugs!  Should be an interesting day tomorrow!  More pictures to come!

Classification Lab

Students used the knowledge they gained during our classification unit to identify specimens.  It was cool to take these ideas and actually put them to practice.  They all did a great job identifying these specimens!

iMovie Project

Here is a look at our iMovie project we worked on in class.  Many great movies made by students!  Students had a good time using the new Mac Book Airs, but there was a large learning curve that went along with it.  Everyone did a great job!

The Art of Classification

Below is the link to our "art of classification" video for guided notes.  We will discuss in class Monday.  Have a great weekend!

Flash Based-------> The Art of Classification

Apple Devices----> The Art of Classification

If you do not have your guided notes, check our Science class page on Schoology!

Ecology Organization & Limiting Factors

Please click the link below to view the power point over Ecology Organization and Limiting Factors.  You will need your guided notes with you as you watch the video, please fill out the notes and we will discuss them in class together.

Apple Devices -------> Video Notes - Apple Devices

Flash Video----------> Video Notes - Windows

Quiz Tomorrow!

Below are a couple of pictures of the notes we took in class, these are items that will be covered on our quiz tomorrow! 

Properties!

 

 

 

 

Changes!

Chemical Reaction Lab

Here's a look at the Chemical Reaction Lab we have been working on the last couple of days in class.  Students had a first hand look at what chemical changes look like and the evidence that we have to prove a reaction took place.

 

Quiz Tomorrow!

We will be having a quiz tomorrow covering the topics of the Sun that we have covered.  Below is a list of topics that will be covered on the quiz.

• Inner layers of the Sun
• Outer layers of the Sun
• Features of the Sun
• Nuclear Fusion

Also, here are a couple of examples of review drawing that some students did in class today!  Study!!

More "Choice Lab" Fun!

Here are a few more action shots from our choice lab work days!  Lost of good stuff going on!  The lab write ups are due at the start of class Monday! 

What a mess...who's going to clean this up?!

Boiled milk anyone?  Are these glass beakers rated for this much heat? 

I guess that answers our question!

Mouse maze....did not seem the least bit interested in the fruit!

Have a great weekend!

"Choice" Lab

Over the next few days in class, students have the opportunity to choose a problem and create/execute a lab to solve the problem.  This allows us to really dig into a problem using the scientific method.  The students really come up with some very interesting ideas, don't believe me.....take a look at the pictures and videos posted below!  Great conversations about the validity of the labs and what groups can do in order to get a better result!  Students have the chance to re-think and attempt the experiment again on Friday! Awesome group of students, it was a lot of fun!!

Frozen Mentos anyone?  Does a frozen mento react like the a room tempurature mento?

Elephant toothpaste anyone?

What color silly string should you buy if you want the most bang for your buck?

IF you were going to duct tape your friend to the wall, what type of tape would you want to buy?

Earth Features Test

Hi everyone,

We are planning to have our Earth Features Test on Monday Feb. 27th.  Because we did not see the first 2 hours of the day I wanted to make sure and get this review sheet out to you!  We will push the test to Tuesday IF there is a snow day Friday and we have no school.  Please always feel free to contact me with any questions! 

Earth Features Review Sheet

Have a great afternoon!

Quiz Thursday!!

Hey everyone, do not forget about the quiz tomorrow in class.  It will cover the following:

• Layers of the Earth
• Make up of each
• Seismic waves (p&s waves)
• Depth of each layer

• Plate Boundaries
• Convergent
• Divergent
• Transform
• Features found at certain boundary types
• Differences between types of crust

• Rock Types / Cycle
• Igneous - Intrusive/Exstrusive
• Metamorphic - Foliated / Non-Foliated
• Sedimentary - Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation
• Know how each rock is formed
• Know how each rock can change from one to another

Well there it is in a nutshell, you should have all the notes you need to study, let me know if you have any last min. questions tomorrow before the quiz!  Study hard....it pays off!!

Sneak Peak at Volcanoes....Cool Stuff Coming Up in Class!

Here is a sneak peak at some cool volcanoes that we will be taking a look at in class soon!  Google Earth is an amazing tool that allows us to see actual volcanoes that we discuss in class! 

Mt. Fuji.....know what type of volcano this is??  You will find out!

Mt. St. Helens, any guesses on what type this one is?  Would you want to vacation or live near it?

Big Island of Hawaii, what type is this?  I am not even going to ask if you would want to live by this one!  Duh!

Plate Boundary Data Maps

Here are the plate boundary data maps that you need to use for the type III writing in class.  We will have about 15-20 min. of work time at the start of class tomorrow.  Make sure you use 3 pieces of data from each location you describe.  Feel free to comment or e-mail with any questions.

Sea Floor Data

Earthquake Data

Geography Data

Volcanic Data

Have a great afternoon!